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you go back months and months and months, the feeling in the white house is if they win the election, they are going to get their tax increase on wealthier americans. there is a feeling the president has to step back from that, to compromise on that key point would be a failure of leadership. >> talking about the stop gap, you are mentioning it here. the one thing mentioning would be spending cuts, which is going to make it very difficult to get any votes from the house and gop. how does that happen then? >> well, it becomes very difficult. i think that becomes a bigger story. the president and other white house advisers would argue that if you deal with the tax question, you take a big bite out of the fiscal cliff and there are some ways that perhaps they can delay some of the damage of these automatic spending cuts, half of which occur in defense. a lot of republicans accusing the president of wanting to go over the cliff because he would be happy with a lot of these cuts, particularly in defense. there is no question they are going to have to come back as they try to raise the debt
you go back months and months and months, the feeling in the white house is if they win the election, they are going to get their tax increase on wealthier americans. there is a feeling the president has to step back from that, to compromise on that key point would be a failure of leadership. >> talking about the stop gap, you are mentioning it here. the one thing mentioning would be spending cuts, which is going to make it very difficult to get any votes from the house and gop. how does...
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we go into election day the final two days with an exceedingly close race. that said, all indications are that president obama has a slight edge and that the terrain is still more difficult. to use the metaphor, there's a lot more blue shirts around here than red ones in terms of who will pick up that loose ball. so romney is very much in this thing, but i still think the electoral map is more challenging. >> there's been so much talk about early voting and a third of swing state voters have cast an early ballot. what does that do for you guys, chuck, on election night? does it make the race easier to call? >> well, no, it won't actually. traditionally more difficult because then old-style polling when you're trying to figure out who voted. so in that case it won't. one thing about the election as a whole, this thing is feeling a lot like 2004. our pollsters have been telling us this for six months. we go back and forth where obama is the bush character in a sense. romney, a massachusetts guy, is the kerry kascharacter here and it's converging. it's a close
we go into election day the final two days with an exceedingly close race. that said, all indications are that president obama has a slight edge and that the terrain is still more difficult. to use the metaphor, there's a lot more blue shirts around here than red ones in terms of who will pick up that loose ball. so romney is very much in this thing, but i still think the electoral map is more challenging. >> there's been so much talk about early voting and a third of swing state voters...
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on friday, both sides tried to spin the final jobs report before election day. it showed 171,000 new jobs last month. even as the unemployment rate ticked up closer to 8%. >> we learned that companies hired more workers in october than at any time in the last eight months. >> we learned that it's actually 7.9%, and that's nine million jobs short of what he promised. >> reporter: governor romney will be here this morning. the president will be here tomorrow. mitt romney will be back here on monday. gives you a good sense of just how close this race is. it remains a dead heat with four electoral votes in this state, it's yet another one of the places that neither one of these campaigns can afford to let go. >> chuck todd is nbc's political director and chief white house correspondent. chuck, good morning. good to see you. >> good morning, lester. >> 50 states, but this campaign is dunn to just a handful of them. read the map for me. tell me where they're going. >> you know, i think the map is a better way to look at this campaign than the numbers. look at presiden
on friday, both sides tried to spin the final jobs report before election day. it showed 171,000 new jobs last month. even as the unemployment rate ticked up closer to 8%. >> we learned that companies hired more workers in october than at any time in the last eight months. >> we learned that it's actually 7.9%, and that's nine million jobs short of what he promised. >> reporter: governor romney will be here this morning. the president will be here tomorrow. mitt romney will be...
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coming up, today marks exactly one week until election day. next the impact sandy is having on the race for president and early voting in our area. >>> and caught on camera. sandy causes an explosion in new york city. >>> we're looking at live pictures from ocean city, where we have seen a lot of damage. >> that's times square. >> that is not ocean city. that is times square. and new york really bore the brunt of sandy. apparently, the subway system flooded there. a lot of fires have been sparked by damage from the storm, and it's going to be days and weeks before the mess there and the damage is cleaned up. >> the power, obviously, in mid town at least still on in times square, but bare streets. that's going to be the case in new york as it is in a lot of places along the eastern seaboard. we are out along the virginia, d.c. area assessing the damage. >> megan mcgrath is live where a massive tree fell onto a house. megan, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, eun. it actually didn't fall on the house. it fell in between two houses.
coming up, today marks exactly one week until election day. next the impact sandy is having on the race for president and early voting in our area. >>> and caught on camera. sandy causes an explosion in new york city. >>> we're looking at live pictures from ocean city, where we have seen a lot of damage. >> that's times square. >> that is not ocean city. that is times square. and new york really bore the brunt of sandy. apparently, the subway system flooded there....
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. >>> sandy is impacting the election l sas well, which is j eight days away. president obama has cancelled campaign events in virginia and ohio to monitor the storm here from washington. he has also cancelled an appearance tomorrow here in colorado. mitt romney scrapped plans to spend yesterday in virginia. instead, he joined running mate paul ryan in ohio. the republican presidential nominee campaigning again today in ohio. he'll stop in iowa and wisconsin after that. the storm has also put early voting in maryland on hold. those hoping to cast their ballots before next week's election will have to wait at least a day as governor o'malley cancelled all early voting. early voting started on saturday. a lot of people lined up to get it done before the storm. voting was supposed to end on thursday, but it may be extended. complete coverage of hurricane sandy on our website, nbcwashington. nbcwashington.com. while you are online, you can sign up with breaking news and weather alerts. >>> new this morning, a woman faces charges accused of falsely reporting her car
. >>> sandy is impacting the election l sas well, which is j eight days away. president obama has cancelled campaign events in virginia and ohio to monitor the storm here from washington. he has also cancelled an appearance tomorrow here in colorado. mitt romney scrapped plans to spend yesterday in virginia. instead, he joined running mate paul ryan in ohio. the republican presidential nominee campaigning again today in ohio. he'll stop in iowa and wisconsin after that. the storm has...
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. >> this is an election not just about a person, not even about a party, it's about a vision of america. >> reporter: at a republican dinner near milwaukee, the former massachusetts governor ignored his gop competitors. instead, sent zingers toward president obama. >> have you heard, he actually says he thinks he's done a great job. and he says only abraham lincoln, lincoln, fdr and lyndon baines johnson compare. i mean, this was not said on "saturday night live," all right? he said this in the mainstream media. >> reporter: after a week of key endorsements, romney appears to be calibrating for the general election and a victory here on tuesday could be widely seen as the effective end of the primary race. he's ahead in the polls. the latest nbc news/marist poll shows romney up seven points over santorum in the badger state. even the influential billionaire koch brothers seem focused on the fall campaign as well, reportedly funding a mul multimillion dollar ad buy, hitting the president on high gas prices. >> since obama became president, gas prices have nearly doubled. >> reporter: but
. >> this is an election not just about a person, not even about a party, it's about a vision of america. >> reporter: at a republican dinner near milwaukee, the former massachusetts governor ignored his gop competitors. instead, sent zingers toward president obama. >> have you heard, he actually says he thinks he's done a great job. and he says only abraham lincoln, lincoln, fdr and lyndon baines johnson compare. i mean, this was not said on "saturday night live,"...
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he'll get a big workout over the next 87 days leading up to the election. >> well put. peter alexander, thanks. david gregory is moderator of "meet the press" and chuck todd is the political director. good to have you both this morning. david, let me start you. i think it's fair to say that a lot of people are saying paul who? 38% of the u.s. has not even heard of the congressman. tell us about him and tell us why he's regarded as a bold pick. >> well, he's young. he's 42 years old. he looks look younger than that. he's part of a conservative wave in the house of representatives who put his own name to the house budget blueprint which was pretty controversial. it didn't pass, talked about cutting spending and also changing the medicare program for seniors introducing the voucher program. made it very controversial from the start. even among some fellow republicans. newt gingrich notely called it right wing conservative engin r engineering. but conservatives have rallied around paul ryan. he talked about the debt and the fiscal crisis and he'll be a powerful voice for mi
he'll get a big workout over the next 87 days leading up to the election. >> well put. peter alexander, thanks. david gregory is moderator of "meet the press" and chuck todd is the political director. good to have you both this morning. david, let me start you. i think it's fair to say that a lot of people are saying paul who? 38% of the u.s. has not even heard of the congressman. tell us about him and tell us why he's regarded as a bold pick. >> well, he's young. he's 42...
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how much affect will it have on congressman moran's re-election? i don't think it will have that much of an effect. >> i don't think it will have any effect on his. this is reminiscent of what was done, if you remember, with a.c.o.r.n. where these conservative operatives dressed up like a pimp and prostitute and went in and tried to get jobs or some kind of government form and they have a hidden camera. here's the lesson. there are cameras everywhere. >> right. >> this was clearly an attempt to try and embarrass the congressman, possibly the democratic party, to prove that it was voter fraud. and the reality is that maybe naively he just didn't say, look, man, get away from me. i don't want to hear it and walk away. and that's the lesson here. >> the campaign has called this an error in judgment. moran's campaign did. >> the smile you're on candid camera, you never thought that before -- wherever you go someone can do this. the moran campaign should have been -- >> you can walk out, somebody can approach you. you don't want to be -- push them 0 way
how much affect will it have on congressman moran's re-election? i don't think it will have that much of an effect. >> i don't think it will have any effect on his. this is reminiscent of what was done, if you remember, with a.c.o.r.n. where these conservative operatives dressed up like a pimp and prostitute and went in and tried to get jobs or some kind of government form and they have a hidden camera. here's the lesson. there are cameras everywhere. >> right. >> this was...
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state of confusion, the rest of the country has elected a president and the ruts in florida remain too close to call. and when it comes to voting, why is the sunshine state still in the dark. and bieberreak up, word that justin bieber and selena gomez may have split. they may bed sad, but many teenager girls are likelyikely screaming with joy. >>> on nbc news, this is "today." with lester holt and erica hill. >> welcome to "today" on a saturday. >> general david petraeus, a four star general, is known for turning around the war in iraq. >> his admission that he had an extramarital affair forcing his resignation at cia director set off shock waves across washington. it was part of an fbi investigation and if t has many wondering if he compromised national security. >> that's not the only big story. president obama and house speaker john boehner appear to be drawing lines in the sand on that looming fiscal cliff. big tax hikes and spending cuts that could take effect at the end of the year if they can't find a compromise. >>> also, it sounds crazy, but apparently it's real. you'll meet s
state of confusion, the rest of the country has elected a president and the ruts in florida remain too close to call. and when it comes to voting, why is the sunshine state still in the dark. and bieberreak up, word that justin bieber and selena gomez may have split. they may bed sad, but many teenager girls are likelyikely screaming with joy. >>> on nbc news, this is "today." with lester holt and erica hill. >> welcome to "today" on a saturday. >>...
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they see this as numbers, they understand the impact of the election. they get that, and i think that's why they're willing to deal. >> all of this will be front and center on "meet the press." who do you have coming up? >> senator dick durbin and representative kevin mccarthy, hopefully we'll get a clearer picture beyond what we're hearing publicly. thank you. >>> this flu season could be one of the worst in nearly a decade. five children have died from flu so far this year. our chief science correspondence robert bazel has the story. >> reporter: with the season starting early, children's hospital in memphis is feeling the first wave. >> we've seen more than 200 cases of flu in the hospital this week and we're admitting eight to ten kids a day. we expect it to accelerate, to get worse before it gets better in the next few weeks. >> reporter: schoolchildren are not only vulnerable, they play a big role in spreading the flu. >> when you have all those kids getting together, they tend to pass the virus back and forth, they all get sick in the school and
they see this as numbers, they understand the impact of the election. they get that, and i think that's why they're willing to deal. >> all of this will be front and center on "meet the press." who do you have coming up? >> senator dick durbin and representative kevin mccarthy, hopefully we'll get a clearer picture beyond what we're hearing publicly. thank you. >>> this flu season could be one of the worst in nearly a decade. five children have died from flu so...
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-- recall election. i can't say it. recall election. is that true? >> it is very much true. in fact, scott walker is expected to be in this ballroom later on tonight. he'll give a speech. he's expected to face a recall on june 5th. you'll recall the massive protests we saw last fall where he signed into bill. this is going to be a big election in june. republicans and democrats are going to fight hard. the republican governors campaign released a statement yesterday saying they expected voters in wisconsin to stand with d governor come this summer. amy? >> ron mott, thanks so much. >>> let's get more of the headlines out from msn nbc's thomas roberts. >> good morning, everybody. we start with the sold wloer who killed 17 afghan civilians. he's going to get a psychiatric examination. john robert brown to represents bales made the announcement friday. he also accused the government of hiding details from the defense team. they say he left his base and went on two shoots rampages on march 11. >>> more quest
-- recall election. i can't say it. recall election. is that true? >> it is very much true. in fact, scott walker is expected to be in this ballroom later on tonight. he'll give a speech. he's expected to face a recall on june 5th. you'll recall the massive protests we saw last fall where he signed into bill. this is going to be a big election in june. republicans and democrats are going to fight hard. the republican governors campaign released a statement yesterday saying they expected...
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there is a 2012 farm bill that was not passed before the election. basically what's going to happen january 1 is we're going to revert to having milk prices set by an act that was in place in 1949. so very antiquated. what that means is the milk price could double. the average in right now for a gallon of milk is about $3.50. you could see it go to $8 by february. now what can happen is within the next year as we're looking to change things, we can either pass the new bill, or we can extend the bill that we have. if that happens, then the secretary of agriculture can step in. and he can adjust the prices. >> got you. we'll be watching all of that. nice to have you here. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. a programming note -- david gregory will have an exclusive interview with president obama on the fiscal cliff crisis tomorrow on "meet the press." >>> want to check the morning's other top stories from jenna wolfe. good morning. >>> good morning, hi, everyone. over $60 billion of aid to victims of hurricane sandy is hanging in the balance this mor
there is a 2012 farm bill that was not passed before the election. basically what's going to happen january 1 is we're going to revert to having milk prices set by an act that was in place in 1949. so very antiquated. what that means is the milk price could double. the average in right now for a gallon of milk is about $3.50. you could see it go to $8 by february. now what can happen is within the next year as we're looking to change things, we can either pass the new bill, or we can extend the...
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you know, the conventions unleash the general election funds for each side. they're going to be using that to go after each other. so as you get a little deeper into the month, i think you get a better sense of where the race is. >> "wall street journal" reported that the president told his aides to get him out more, more campaign events we're seeing this weekend, iowa, colorado, ohio, virginia, all states he carried in 2008. are there worries here that he hasn't generated the same amount of excitement and that there may be issues in those states he carried? >> well, yeah, no question. i think that voter intensity is to key that you mentioned because the president has got to drive out his core voters, younger people, minorities, women. he's got to run up the totals there, particularly as he loses ground among particularly white voters that you see among males. we talk about a gender gap, it benefits the president among women, it disadvantages him among men. that's an advantage for republicans typically and for mitt romney in this case. i think that's very imp
you know, the conventions unleash the general election funds for each side. they're going to be using that to go after each other. so as you get a little deeper into the month, i think you get a better sense of where the race is. >> "wall street journal" reported that the president told his aides to get him out more, more campaign events we're seeing this weekend, iowa, colorado, ohio, virginia, all states he carried in 2008. are there worries here that he hasn't generated the...
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issue being prolonged is an extension of some of the conflict and bitterness that we had during the election campaign. i'm not sure what the resolution of that is going to be. i think ultimately that energy is going to get spent and lawmakers are going to turn to the real crisis that is looming over the american economy, which is the fiscal cliff and the potential that we could go back into recession. >> there did seem to be positive sentiments out of those meetings with the president and congressional leaders. if we're sticking with the positivity theme here, any sense of a timeline here on something getting done? >> yes. the leaders were -- and i agree with you, that was as positive an aftermath of a meeting as you could have hoped for, if you were president obama or anyone in the congress. all four leaders, both parties came out and spoke very encouragingly. they're talking about a two-step process. the first step is to outline a framework for tax changes and entitlement changes, spending cuts, and then you're going to have a process in early 2013 where congress fills in the blanks of tha
issue being prolonged is an extension of some of the conflict and bitterness that we had during the election campaign. i'm not sure what the resolution of that is going to be. i think ultimately that energy is going to get spent and lawmakers are going to turn to the real crisis that is looming over the american economy, which is the fiscal cliff and the potential that we could go back into recession. >> there did seem to be positive sentiments out of those meetings with the president and...
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so both of these people are seeing their electability being questioned at the very least in term ofts these polls. >> we had on the screen the latest polling information from florida. let's talk about florida. romney came in from south carolina in a weak position. many think because of his debate performance. have the debate performances now worked in his favor in florida? >> that was a very strong debate performance by mitt romney, a missed tujt for newt gingrich. but the volatility in these polls is pretty unprecedented. newt gingrich came out of south carolina, took the lead in florida. in the space of two or three days he lost it even before the debate. so again we could have another volatile turn of events but for now mitt romney is very strongly poised for tuesday. >> all of the political junkies are trying to map out where things go from here. john mccain was stumping for mitt romney in florida. he's eventually won the nomination. as you look at the primary calendar, richard, let's say over the next four to five weeks, who does it favor and why? >> no question, february is goin
so both of these people are seeing their electability being questioned at the very least in term ofts these polls. >> we had on the screen the latest polling information from florida. let's talk about florida. romney came in from south carolina in a weak position. many think because of his debate performance. have the debate performances now worked in his favor in florida? >> that was a very strong debate performance by mitt romney, a missed tujt for newt gingrich. but the...
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. >>> santdy is impacting the election l sas well, which is j eight days away. president obama has cancelled campaign events in virginia and ohio to monitor the situation. mitt romney scrapped plans as well. instead, he joined running mate paul ryan in ohio. he made sure supporters knew sandy was still on his mind. >> and it's a time of celebration for us. it's a time of importance and significance. i know that right now some people in the country are concerned about a storm about to hit the coast, and our thoughts and prayers are with people who will find themselves in harm's way. >> romney is scheduled to many campaign again today in ohio. and he'll stop in iowa and wisconsin. >> it's forced governor o'malley to cancel early voting in maryland. voting was supposed to run through thursday. governor o'malley says he hopes he can extend that through friday to make up for today. >>> people in d.c. are gearing up for sandy's impact. >> that includes neighborhoods prone to power outages and flooding. news 4's megan mcgrath is live in the bloomingdale section of the
. >>> santdy is impacting the election l sas well, which is j eight days away. president obama has cancelled campaign events in virginia and ohio to monitor the situation. mitt romney scrapped plans as well. instead, he joined running mate paul ryan in ohio. he made sure supporters knew sandy was still on his mind. >> and it's a time of celebration for us. it's a time of importance and significance. i know that right now some people in the country are concerned about a storm...
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. >> now, to russia where opposition leaders and election monitors report widespread violations in elections today that are expected to return to vladimir putin to the presidency. the violations could continue the wave of protests against government corruption that began in december. >>> that's the news. now back to jenna, carl and janice. >> all right, tom, thank you very much. >> janice is here with a check of the weather. >> good morning. we're going to check and see what's left of all that severe weather. that storm system that moved through those areas of the ohio and tennessee river valleys produced some severe weather this morning around orlando and more tornadoes. there's still quite a bit of rain left over on parts of the eastern seaboard. that should clear out. it's snowing in henryville and around louisville this morning. that will taper off tonight. and it looks like the temperatures will warm up for the cleanup, and clear out later nd clear out later on this week. that's what's going on around the nation. now here's your local forecast. >>> and a good sunday morning to you. i'm
. >> now, to russia where opposition leaders and election monitors report widespread violations in elections today that are expected to return to vladimir putin to the presidency. the violations could continue the wave of protests against government corruption that began in december. >>> that's the news. now back to jenna, carl and janice. >> all right, tom, thank you very much. >> janice is here with a check of the weather. >> good morning. we're going to check...
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believe northern virginia will be a driving force behind who carries the commonwealth in the general election. >> northern virginia, a key area for democrats, casts 28% of the vote statewide for the presidential race in the last three presideial elections. democrats have gone from breaking even up here to carrying it last time by 233,000 votes. republicans have to basically put the tourniquet on northern virginia. >>> meanwhile, democrat, prepping for their convention set to begin tuesday. check this out. the dnc released this neat time lapse video of crewing working away on the stage in charlotte. and nbc 4 will bring you complete coverage of the national democratic convention. at the event in charlotte, with live reports starting tomorrow night on news 4 at 11:00. >>> it's a new primetime for crime. the hours between 2:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. now the university of maryland is launching a campaign to warn students and keep them from becomes targets. news 4's darcy spencer has more on the effort from college park. >> reporter: in college park, university of maryland students are back in class t
believe northern virginia will be a driving force behind who carries the commonwealth in the general election. >> northern virginia, a key area for democrats, casts 28% of the vote statewide for the presidential race in the last three presideial elections. democrats have gone from breaking even up here to carrying it last time by 233,000 votes. republicans have to basically put the tourniquet on northern virginia. >>> meanwhile, democrat, prepping for their convention set to...
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so at the very least you have a very big distraction and an unfolding scandal right after the election and it was clear both the president and general petraeus wanted to avoid that. >> all this comes as washington is turning its attention to the fiscal cliff. these automatic spending cuts that threatened to send the economy back into a nose dive. what's your sense in washington? are both sides -- do both sides still have an appetite to play brinksmanship or is there a real desire to get this done? >> as i talk to people on capitol hill, lester, and in the administration, there is still wariness on both sides. one for the other. but there is a different attitude. they both see some room for breakthrough here. i think both sides recognize that the public has spoken lo loudly about the importance of compromise. but the public has also reaffirmed the status quo in washington. so the president is in a position, and you heard him at the end of the week insisting that tax rates for wealthy americans are going too much to go up. or taxes, more generally. so i think that's where he feels the ma
so at the very least you have a very big distraction and an unfolding scandal right after the election and it was clear both the president and general petraeus wanted to avoid that. >> all this comes as washington is turning its attention to the fiscal cliff. these automatic spending cuts that threatened to send the economy back into a nose dive. what's your sense in washington? are both sides -- do both sides still have an appetite to play brinksmanship or is there a real desire to get...
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he needs approval by congress to do that, which may be hard to come by in an election year. >> i will only use this authority for reforms that result in more efficiency, better service, and a leaner government. >> this is a way of saying, if romney this is nominee and he's mr. efficiency, we can be efficient, too. >> if you give presidents more power to reorganize government, you're giving presidents more power. >> even if congress grants the president the power to fast track his consolidation proposal, lawmakers will have the final say. >>> a look at our weekend weather. for all of those heading to the health expo -- >> you need your scarf, your new gloves, new winter hat, new winter coat. whatever you have, bundle up. it will b >>> welcome back. the nbc4 health and fitness expo is officially under way. the free event is going on right now at the washington convention center. our own doreen gensler is there, having a lot of fun looking at some of the live events going on. hi, doreen. >> reporter: hi. this is the time to get down here. we're just opening the doors and people just arri
he needs approval by congress to do that, which may be hard to come by in an election year. >> i will only use this authority for reforms that result in more efficiency, better service, and a leaner government. >> this is a way of saying, if romney this is nominee and he's mr. efficiency, we can be efficient, too. >> if you give presidents more power to reorganize government, you're giving presidents more power. >> even if congress grants the president the power to fast...
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the economy is growing, but sustaining that trend is going to require elected officials to do their jobs. >> right now the plan is to come to an agreement then send it to the senate for a vote. house would then take a vote, which could take place as late as january 2nd. the president will sit down for an exclusive one on one interview with "meet the press" moderator david gregory. they will discuss the fiscal cliff and other key issues. you can see it here tomorrow at 10:30. >>> we're a little more than 36 hours away from the biggest game of the season for the redskins. the burgundy and gold face off against the cowboys tomorrow night. it's simple. win and you take the nfc east crown. even though we're in redskins country, there are sure to be some divided families tomorrow night. that includes the clark family in capital heights, maryland. half of the family are cowboy fans. half cheer on the skins. mom and dad are heading to the game. dad is hoping to see some upset redskins fans tomorrow night. >> it's nothing like 90,000 just going -- oh, my god. it is beautiful. >> we'll be divorced
the economy is growing, but sustaining that trend is going to require elected officials to do their jobs. >> right now the plan is to come to an agreement then send it to the senate for a vote. house would then take a vote, which could take place as late as january 2nd. the president will sit down for an exclusive one on one interview with "meet the press" moderator david gregory. they will discuss the fiscal cliff and other key issues. you can see it here tomorrow at 10:30....
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petraeus resigns just days after his boss won re-election, but president obama accepted it, saying about petraeus and his wife holly i wish them the very best at this difficult time. >> a little too soon to tell today because of how sudden this was but for lack of a better term petraeus is a legend. he is one of the few generals in american history to get so much credit for so many things. >> reporter: petraeus had been scheduled to testify at house and senate hearings next week on the terrorist attack in september on the american embassy in benghazi, libya, that left four americans dead including ambassador chris stevens. >> this is really probably the most politically uncomfortable, leaving aside the stuff with the affair, just on the benghazi question, the most politically uncomfortable moment the guy has had since he reached the national stage. it had to be a really hard time for him. >> reporter: the resignation of the highly decorated former combat commander caught even washington, d.c. off guard. chris clackum, nbc news. >> petraeus has been married to his wife holly for 37 years.
petraeus resigns just days after his boss won re-election, but president obama accepted it, saying about petraeus and his wife holly i wish them the very best at this difficult time. >> a little too soon to tell today because of how sudden this was but for lack of a better term petraeus is a legend. he is one of the few generals in american history to get so much credit for so many things. >> reporter: petraeus had been scheduled to testify at house and senate hearings next week on...
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have the edge and at a rally last night he made a final push to get out the vote to say this is an election about the truth and the fact that his opponent, the milwaukee mayor has been down in the dirt and gutter with the advertising, as he put it, this recall, after he stripped collective bargaining rights from public workers there and there were mass protests. meantime tom barrett in his final campaign event before this vote said that governor walker had divided the state and created what he called a 16 month civil war. this divided electorate in wisconsin really mirroring what we're seeing on the national scene, there's been a flood of out of state money into wisconsin, $64 million and interestingly this is their second match-up, walker beat barrett two years ago. lynn? >> pots for us in washington. thanks. former president bill clinton joined president obama on a fundraising swing in new york city last night. during his speech introducing the president, clinton seemed to make an effort to counter his comments that were flattering to romney. >> he's got the order right, president obama d
have the edge and at a rally last night he made a final push to get out the vote to say this is an election about the truth and the fact that his opponent, the milwaukee mayor has been down in the dirt and gutter with the advertising, as he put it, this recall, after he stripped collective bargaining rights from public workers there and there were mass protests. meantime tom barrett in his final campaign event before this vote said that governor walker had divided the state and created what he...
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senator, you lost re-election in pennsylvania back in 2006 by 17 points. you've had a good run this time. do you want to risk another loss in your home state after you've had such a good run for this nomination? this has been pointed out to senator santorum, i'm told, and he's still resisting the idea of getting out. he says, yeah, but what if i win pennsylvania and have an opportunity to keep this going? i think, lester, he's fortified by the idea that he's still a conservative cause candidate, still seen that way within the republican party and has more of a message to get out. >> but to the extent that romney now is pivoting and almost making this as the campaign between him and barack obama, is he marginalizing santorum at this point? >> well, he's been trying to do that for some time. i think the vote itself has marginalized santorum. he's occupying a sliver of the electorate right now, although his advisers would tell you that their broader base of support than some of the exit polling indicates. but for mitt romney at this point, you see the path. h
senator, you lost re-election in pennsylvania back in 2006 by 17 points. you've had a good run this time. do you want to risk another loss in your home state after you've had such a good run for this nomination? this has been pointed out to senator santorum, i'm told, and he's still resisting the idea of getting out. he says, yeah, but what if i win pennsylvania and have an opportunity to keep this going? i think, lester, he's fortified by the idea that he's still a conservative cause...
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. >>> coming up, the arrival of the storm is disrupting the electi election. >>> a live look at ocean city, maryland, where the wind and waves are picking up as sandy makes its left turn. good morning to you. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. welcome back to "news 4 today" on this monday, october 29th. that left turn is always a bad thing. >>> government, schools, and even transportation systems are all closed this morning as sandy bears down. that includes the federal government. all nonessential personnel are being told to stay home. most major local governments are also closed in maryland, virginia, and in the district. >> it may also be hard to get around. metro, train, and bus service shut down for the first time since 2003. marc and vre also closed down today. and amtrak service in the northeast corridor, not happening today. >> and students can sleep in this morning as well. all major public school systems in the d.c. and virginia areas are closed along with most private schools. you can find a complete list of school and business closings running at the bottom of your
. >>> coming up, the arrival of the storm is disrupting the electi election. >>> a live look at ocean city, maryland, where the wind and waves are picking up as sandy makes its left turn. good morning to you. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. welcome back to "news 4 today" on this monday, october 29th. that left turn is always a bad thing. >>> government, schools, and even transportation systems are all closed this morning as sandy bears down....
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senate seat is getting more heated as we get closer to election day. tim kaine and george allen squared off last night in their fifth and final debate before voters head to the polls. that debate got personal as well when the candidates discussed succe sequestration. virginia could lose thousands of defense jobs if congress can't real a deal on ending the deficit this year. >> i have a son who just started a career in the military. i'm not going to do things that will hurt the troops or hurt defense. >> we have 200,000 jobs at risk here in virginia, and they shouldn't be used as a political bargaining tool to raise taxes on job creating small business owners >> right now kaine, a democrat, hold a slight lead over the republican allen in most polls. >>> police in colorado looking for any leads in the jessica ridgeway murder are asking the public to come forward about another attack that might be related. police say a man tried to abduct a woman jogging at kechner lake in may. it's less than a mile from jessica's home. the 12-year-old girl disappeared ea
senate seat is getting more heated as we get closer to election day. tim kaine and george allen squared off last night in their fifth and final debate before voters head to the polls. that debate got personal as well when the candidates discussed succe sequestration. virginia could lose thousands of defense jobs if congress can't real a deal on ending the deficit this year. >> i have a son who just started a career in the military. i'm not going to do things that will hurt the troops or...
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regrettable culmination of what became a misguided and politically motivated investigation during an election year. >> holder is the first ever cabinet member to be held in contempt of congress. u.s. attorney for dc must now decide whether to press charges against holder or not. >>> ahead this morning, the wizards give a once in a lifetime birthday present. >> that's right. plus, sweltering heat today chasing some records, actually. weather and traffic on the ones. >>> and the unusual reason some children's clothing is being recalled, coming up on 6:09 on [ obama ] i'm barack obama9 on and i approve this message. [ male announcer ] it started like this... i speak the language of business. i know how jobs are created. [ male announcer ] but it ended like this. one of the worst economic records in the country. when mitt romney was governor, massachusetts lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs. a rate twice the national average. and fell to forty-seventh in job creation. fourth from the bottom. instead of hiring workers from his own state, romney outsourced call center jobs to india. he cut taxes for mi
regrettable culmination of what became a misguided and politically motivated investigation during an election year. >> holder is the first ever cabinet member to be held in contempt of congress. u.s. attorney for dc must now decide whether to press charges against holder or not. >>> ahead this morning, the wizards give a once in a lifetime birthday present. >> that's right. plus, sweltering heat today chasing some records, actually. weather and traffic on the ones....
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>> most powerful man in america had the most important, most retweeted tweet, when he got re-elected. 22 minutes he already broke the record for most retweeted. >> four more years. >> four more years, then justin bieber and lady gaga battling it out. they're at 32 million each. interesting to see in 2013 who comes out on top. >> the pope has twitter. >> the freakin' pope has twitter. >> by the way, he doesn't follow anybody. the pope doesn't follow anybody. >> it's incredible, i know. if the pope is on twitter, it's time for everyone to get twitter. >> from god to the pope. >> i know. >> quick delivery system. >> what about the year of the big comeback? >> absolute favorite person is sally jesse raphael. she is hilarious. everyone can join in on the discussion. sally has an equal footing. she can really show her personality. hilarious. >> what about cher? >> cher is amazing. best people on twitter are people who are honest and raw. you know that cher is on her iphone typing out her tweets, like that's totally cher. >> she lets it come out, goes all caps on you. >> all caps. loves excl
>> most powerful man in america had the most important, most retweeted tweet, when he got re-elected. 22 minutes he already broke the record for most retweeted. >> four more years. >> four more years, then justin bieber and lady gaga battling it out. they're at 32 million each. interesting to see in 2013 who comes out on top. >> the pope has twitter. >> the freakin' pope has twitter. >> by the way, he doesn't follow anybody. the pope doesn't follow anybody....
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now to presidential politics and the general election just four months away, president obama and mitt romney will attend some holiday events today as they gear up for the campaign's homestretch. john harwood is cnbc's chief washington correspondent. john, good morning. >> happy 4th, natalie. >> thanks. to you as well. a relatively quiet week for both campaigns. looking ahead, what is the state of play right now? >> we've got a race that's remarkably stable, natalie. president obama is a few points ahead of mitt romney. that's been the case for several months despite all of the very large events including a supreme court decision, including the president's new stance on gay marriage, shifts in the economy. we're going to see it brought out in the 10 or 12 battleground states in place for the rest of the general election. >> john, if you're looking for the broad outlines of the attacks right now, for president obama is it all about focusing on romney's time at bain capital. on the other hand for romney is it all about the economy? >> absolutely it is. mitt romney has got stagnant econom
now to presidential politics and the general election just four months away, president obama and mitt romney will attend some holiday events today as they gear up for the campaign's homestretch. john harwood is cnbc's chief washington correspondent. john, good morning. >> happy 4th, natalie. >> thanks. to you as well. a relatively quiet week for both campaigns. looking ahead, what is the state of play right now? >> we've got a race that's remarkably stable, natalie. president...
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a statement was released by brown's re-election campaign. it reads in part, quote, as the one who discovered the alleged theft i have decided to personally take over as the treasurer of my re-election campaign. to demonstrate my commitment to operate the campaign transparently and ethically. >>> new this morning, the euro saw its biggest one-day jump in eight months after european leaders delivered encouraging economic news. the euro gained 1.1%. it's now worth $1.25. leaders agree to lower borrowing costs to italy and spain which are both facing huge budget shortfalls. they also agreed the region's new bailout fund could lend directly to help banks without increasing a country's budget deficit. >>> later today the brother of bernie madoff is expected to plea guilty for his involvement in the largest ponzi scheme in history. peter madoff will plea guilty in exchange for ten years in prison and forfeit all of his assets. the brothers scammed thousands of people out of billions of dollars. bernie madoff is currently serving a 150-year sentence
a statement was released by brown's re-election campaign. it reads in part, quote, as the one who discovered the alleged theft i have decided to personally take over as the treasurer of my re-election campaign. to demonstrate my commitment to operate the campaign transparently and ethically. >>> new this morning, the euro saw its biggest one-day jump in eight months after european leaders delivered encouraging economic news. the euro gained 1.1%. it's now worth $1.25. leaders agree to...
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google is appealing charge that its senior executive in brazil violated election laws. he was questioned and released by brazilian federal police yesterday. google failed to take down a youtube video from its website that a mayoral candidate demanded his lover get abortion. coming up on the morning news on a thursday, rebooting myspace. justin timberlake helps the once popular social network relaunch to a new tune. this is the morning news. we've worked hard to keep it. bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help people and businesses who were affected, and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open for everyone to enjoy -- and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. we've shared what we've learned with governments and across the industry so we can all produce energy more safely. i want you to know, there's another commitment bp takes just as seriously: our commitment to america. bp supports nearly two-hundred-fifty thousand jobs in communities across the country. we hired three thousand people just last year. bp invests
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he's just been re-elected and that helps. there's no question he's going to use all of this as leverage. republicans i talked to on capitol hill they'll concede on the tax issue he has the leverage. if he wants to increase taxes on wealthier americans, he can find a way to do that. how much, though, is he willing to risk his relationship on capitol hill for? don't forget, there are other things they want to get done. i think both sides would like to figure out a big debt deal, get that off the table and move on. if they can't, it will poison that well for a couple of years to come. >> the other big talker across the country, gay marriage and what's going on in washington state as of thursday in maryland as of what we had thursday as well, right? january 1st. but people could start signing up for their marriage licenses. >> nine states now around the country that allow gay marriage. this will be important. this is a supreme court effectively getting involved and deciding whether there is a federal, constitutional righ to -- fo
he's just been re-elected and that helps. there's no question he's going to use all of this as leverage. republicans i talked to on capitol hill they'll concede on the tax issue he has the leverage. if he wants to increase taxes on wealthier americans, he can find a way to do that. how much, though, is he willing to risk his relationship on capitol hill for? don't forget, there are other things they want to get done. i think both sides would like to figure out a big debt deal, get that off the...
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while the elected officials know they need to be more visible. >> mr. speaker, we ought to be here working, addressing these challenges. >> reporter: under pressure to show up, even if there is no deal to consider, congress will work this holiday weekend. the deadline is so close, outgoing members have already packed up their offices and need to move out while the harsh tone is going nowhere. >> the american people, i don't think understand the house of representatives is operating without the house of representatives. it's being operated with a dictatorship of the speaker. >> the president shows, instead, to spend his time on the campaign trail. >> reporter: what's at stake is real money for every american worker and family. >> the average family earning $50,000 to $75,000 a year will see their taxes rise $2400 in 2013. >> reporter: income tax rates go up at every level. taxes on capital gains and dividends will jump. the 2% payroll tax holiday ends. the alternative minimum tax will hit more families. long-term unemployment benefits expire. >> sad it g
while the elected officials know they need to be more visible. >> mr. speaker, we ought to be here working, addressing these challenges. >> reporter: under pressure to show up, even if there is no deal to consider, congress will work this holiday weekend. the deadline is so close, outgoing members have already packed up their offices and need to move out while the harsh tone is going nowhere. >> the american people, i don't think understand the house of representatives is...
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. >>> president obama unveiled his new budget plan on monday and with this being an election year, his republican rivals were quick to lash out in opposition. chuck todd is the chief white house correspondent. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. one giant issue this presidential election may settle is who's going to bear the greatest burden on reducing the large national debt? the wealthiest of americans or government itself and what you had in the unveiling of the budget was presidential populism versus a republican focus on shrinking government. >> we've got a choice. we can settle for a country where a few people do really, really well and everybody else struggles to get by. or we can restore an economy where everybody gets a fair shot. >> reporter: this morning the battle over the president's 2013 budget is under way in washington and on the campaign trail. where the gop is firing away at a budget that proposes almost 4 there a trillion in spending. >> he looks at where we are right now and is comfortable borrowing $1 trillion a year more than we already spend. this canno
. >>> president obama unveiled his new budget plan on monday and with this being an election year, his republican rivals were quick to lash out in opposition. chuck todd is the chief white house correspondent. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. one giant issue this presidential election may settle is who's going to bear the greatest burden on reducing the large national debt? the wealthiest of americans or government itself and what you had in the unveiling of the...
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then baker won the election. that was his big promise. i'm going to clean it up and we will have a very ethical government from now on. at least they set some type of road map, some type of pacing as to where they want to go in the county. >> and i don't mean this to be disparaging against all prince george's county elected officials, but any prince george's county elected official that engages in the kind of corruption that the johnsons engaged in have to be the dumbest people on the face of the earth. and i'll tell you why. the judge sent a very clear message. you can be unethical if you want to. but if you come before me you're going to jail. and he did not hesitate to give them relatively lengthy terms, particularly jack johnson. a lot of people thought leslie johnson might get house arrest or be let off, but he -- i think that would be -- i think that's where prince george's county needs to head. >> well, dave? >> certainly the johnsons's demise is just shocking, astounding and demoralizing for a lot of people. yet my reporting and t
then baker won the election. that was his big promise. i'm going to clean it up and we will have a very ethical government from now on. at least they set some type of road map, some type of pacing as to where they want to go in the county. >> and i don't mean this to be disparaging against all prince george's county elected officials, but any prince george's county elected official that engages in the kind of corruption that the johnsons engaged in have to be the dumbest people on the...
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. >>> president obama officially kicks off his re-election campaign today. and he's doing it in virginia. he's got rallies planned at vcu in richmond and at ohio state university in columbus. virginia and ohio are both battle ground states this year, and many political analysts say the president must win at least one of those states if he wants to be reekt willed. he's also choosing to speak on campuses. hoping vcu's coach could score him votes. shaka smart will announce the commander in chief. he led the rams to the final four last year and the president is a huge college hoops fan. news4 will be there as president obama launches his campaign. our own julie carey is in rich monday. >>> the april jobs report brings mixed results. once again the unemployment rate fell. it's now at 8.1%. but it's because more people have given up looking for work. the economy added 115,000 jobs which was lower than expected. mitt romney wasted no time in hammering president obama on what he calls his failed economic policies. >> this is a time when america wants to have someon
. >>> president obama officially kicks off his re-election campaign today. and he's doing it in virginia. he's got rallies planned at vcu in richmond and at ohio state university in columbus. virginia and ohio are both battle ground states this year, and many political analysts say the president must win at least one of those states if he wants to be reekt willed. he's also choosing to speak on campuses. hoping vcu's coach could score him votes. shaka smart will announce the commander...
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and again on election day. twice her home was hit. this morning, detectives are looking to see what was stolen and arrested a local napa man in the case. police say 21-year-old kevin michael hagan admitted to burglarizing the residence twice saying he wasn't aware it belonged to pelosi until the second time. >>> and sam gordon is not afraid of the gridiron gang. at the age of 9 years old, she is the baddest little girl out there dominating all of her male peewee football players, she scored 35 touchdowns and ran 1900 yards just this season alone. go girl! i can watch this all day. anyway, is it too soon, dare i ask for her to be recruited for -- look at those speedy feet on this kid. any way, maybe pro career in her future. it is now 7:22 -- >> that's a special effect -- >> no. >> they slowed down the tape of the boys. >> no, no, no -- more importantly, i need her to go play for the dallas cowboys. jerry jones, get that kid. don't hate. don't hate the player. >> mr. roker who is out in snowy connecticut for the
and again on election day. twice her home was hit. this morning, detectives are looking to see what was stolen and arrested a local napa man in the case. police say 21-year-old kevin michael hagan admitted to burglarizing the residence twice saying he wasn't aware it belonged to pelosi until the second time. >>> and sam gordon is not afraid of the gridiron gang. at the age of 9 years old, she is the baddest little girl out there dominating all of her male peewee football players, she...
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one prominent republican calls mitt romney's comments about the election dumb. louisiana governor bobby jindal rejects mitt romney's notion in part that president obama won the election because of gifts he'd given to blacks, hispanics, and young people. jindal says that people need to modernize the party. scott walker, wisconsin's governor, also says he disagrees with romney's assessment. >>> mark warner introduced legislation to make voting faster nationwide. he wants to give grants to states to make it easier to vote early. there would be other incentives for states that encourage early voting. warner says it's unacceptable that some virginiians had to wait in line for five hours to cast their ballots last tuesday. >>> fedex and u.p.s. are the targets of a criminal investigation of online pharmacies. a fedex spokesperson says it has to do with delivering packages sent by online pharmacies. yesterday a san francisco jury convicted three men of operating illegal pharmacies that used fedex and u.p.s. to deliver drugs without a proper prescription. fedex denies an
one prominent republican calls mitt romney's comments about the election dumb. louisiana governor bobby jindal rejects mitt romney's notion in part that president obama won the election because of gifts he'd given to blacks, hispanics, and young people. jindal says that people need to modernize the party. scott walker, wisconsin's governor, also says he disagrees with romney's assessment. >>> mark warner introduced legislation to make voting faster nationwide. he wants to give grants...
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senate race getting more heated as we near election day. democratic candidate tim kaine and republican candidate george allen squared off. virginia could lose thousands of defense jobs if congress can't reach a deal on reducing the deficit by the end of this year. >> i have a son who has just started a career in the military. i'm not going to do things that will hurt the troops or hurt defense. >> we have 200,000 jobs at risk here in virginia, and they shouldn't be used as a political bargaining tool to raise taxes on job creating small business owners. >> right now tim kaine holds a slight lead over george allen in most polls. >>> more fallout from virginia's controversial new abortion clinic regulations. the state's health commissioner announced today she is stepping do down. in a letter to the governor, karen ramally said the new rules created an environment that compromises her ability to do her duties. it requires states to meet the same construction standards as hospitals. abortion rights activists warn the move could force most clini
senate race getting more heated as we near election day. democratic candidate tim kaine and republican candidate george allen squared off. virginia could lose thousands of defense jobs if congress can't reach a deal on reducing the deficit by the end of this year. >> i have a son who has just started a career in the military. i'm not going to do things that will hurt the troops or hurt defense. >> we have 200,000 jobs at risk here in virginia, and they shouldn't be used as a...
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david axelrod, senior adviser to president obama's election campaign. good to have you here. niced to you. let's talk about this. anybody who thought that the supreme court's decision on health care was going to end the debate was delusional. the republicans scheduled a vote july 11th in the house to repeal the law. is this a fight the white house is going to engage in? >> i think the court spoke, we're going to move forward on implementation. kelly suggested i don't think there's an expectation the law is going to be overturned in congress. the republicans think they can make a political issue of this. they are going to have to explain why they want to roll back a law that's already producing so much good for the american people. kids who are 26 and under on their parents insurance. senior citizens getting help with their prescription drugs. folks who don't have lifetime caps on their insurance anymore. there's so much working, why do they want to roll it back. >> the good news is the supreme court says the mandates are constitutional. the bad news is they say they are a tax
david axelrod, senior adviser to president obama's election campaign. good to have you here. niced to you. let's talk about this. anybody who thought that the supreme court's decision on health care was going to end the debate was delusional. the republicans scheduled a vote july 11th in the house to repeal the law. is this a fight the white house is going to engage in? >> i think the court spoke, we're going to move forward on implementation. kelly suggested i don't think there's an...
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the state board of elections awill use it. they must collect nearly 56,000 signatures to put it on the ballot in november. >>> state lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on a new state budget. they rejected a spending plan by the republicans and lieutenant bill bolling now has the ability to break the tie on the issue. if no deal is reached by the end of june, the state government could shut down. >>> d.c. leaders are trying to make it easier to own a gun, a bill that eliminates the five-hour training test, a ballistics test. in 2008 a supreme court district lifted the ban on handguns, however, a number of people have complained that registering a gun is too difficult. among the changes, the bill makes it easier to get ownership training, eliminates routine vision tests, cuts down on reregistrations and eliminates restrictions on the types of ammunition. >>> the man believed to be the east coast rapist will find out today if he's come pe tenlts to stand trial. aaron thomas is accused of rapes and attacks on at least 17 women
the state board of elections awill use it. they must collect nearly 56,000 signatures to put it on the ballot in november. >>> state lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on a new state budget. they rejected a spending plan by the republicans and lieutenant bill bolling now has the ability to break the tie on the issue. if no deal is reached by the end of june, the state government could shut down. >>> d.c. leaders are trying to make it easier to own a gun, a bill that...
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voters could make history on election day. they could help maryland become the first state ever to approve same-sex marriage by a popular vote. voters favor upholding the state's same-sex marriage law by 9% according to a new "washington post" poll. the margin of error is 4%. voters have never signed off on the unions. >>> new controversial abortion regulations. the state's health commissioner announced today she's stepping down n a letter to the governor, karen langley says the new rules create an environment that compromises her ability to fulfill her duties. the new rules require clinics to meet the same construction standards as new hospitals. abortion rights advocates argue the move could force most current clinics out of business. >>> you may want to watch what you say the next time you take a maryland transit administration bus. this week the mta installed audio recording devices on ten of its buses. there are plans to expand it to half of the fleet by next summer. the buses already have signs telling riders they're bei
voters could make history on election day. they could help maryland become the first state ever to approve same-sex marriage by a popular vote. voters favor upholding the state's same-sex marriage law by 9% according to a new "washington post" poll. the margin of error is 4%. voters have never signed off on the unions. >>> new controversial abortion regulations. the state's health commissioner announced today she's stepping down n a letter to the governor, karen langley says...
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if this is going to be an election, much like 2004, where you had a president below 50%, george w. bush and they inspired their base. i think if you just look at it through that lens, the president did exactly what he needed to do last night. >> you obviously were in charlotte all week, tampa the week before. pound for pound, speech for speech, make a call, who had the better convention and who the most riding on it? >> good lord, pound for pound, round for round, this wasn't aly versus frasier it was muhammed ali versus wepner. you could tell from the first night when michelle obama came up there and gave a remarkable speech, one of the best speeches i've heard from a first lady that this was going to be a convention that was focused on explaining why barack obama made a difference. between michelle obama and bill clinton, joe widen gave a great speech last night. they all hit home runs, they all hit it out of the park where you had a republican convention that was trying to figure out how to love mitt romney. it really was problematic for a convention in tampa that just wasn't ex
if this is going to be an election, much like 2004, where you had a president below 50%, george w. bush and they inspired their base. i think if you just look at it through that lens, the president did exactly what he needed to do last night. >> you obviously were in charlotte all week, tampa the week before. pound for pound, speech for speech, make a call, who had the better convention and who the most riding on it? >> good lord, pound for pound, round for round, this wasn't aly...
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a special election is on tap for virginia. voters will vote to replace 45th district representative david i think lin. he resigned after admitting to an extramarital affair. the polls are open tuesday from 6:00 in the morning to 7:00 p.m. >>> new polls show that mitt romney has a slight edge over president obama. e rasmussen reports survey shows the gop presidential contender ahead of president obama 47-44%. just five days ago the two were tied in this poll. a similar shift happened in battle ground states. the poll voters show romney and president obama are tied. the same poll showed the president leading by four points five days ago. the republican national convention could explain the h is typical when the event wraps up. >>> and with the democrats ready to take the stage in charlotte, will the president see the polls shift back in his favor? "meet the press" moderator david gregory joined us earlier today and he said the conventions won't give either candidate an advantage. >> you expect to get some reaction or a bump from
a special election is on tap for virginia. voters will vote to replace 45th district representative david i think lin. he resigned after admitting to an extramarital affair. the polls are open tuesday from 6:00 in the morning to 7:00 p.m. >>> new polls show that mitt romney has a slight edge over president obama. e rasmussen reports survey shows the gop presidential contender ahead of president obama 47-44%. just five days ago the two were tied in this poll. a similar shift happened in...
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scott is a conservative elected to congress two years ago on the wave of the tea party movement. when he is sworn in next month, scott will be the only african-american in the senate. >>> a federal judge has refused to ban u.s. sales of three samsung smart phones even though a jury decided in august that the models made illegal use of some apple technology. that jury did order samsung to pay apple more than a billion dollars. however, the judge said monday that apple's demands to ban the phones was too broad of a punishpunis punishment and that doing so would harm the public. >>> the u.s. government has fined toyota a record $17 pn.4 million for failing to quickly report a safety problem and delaying a recall. toyota has agreed to pay the penalty without admitting that it broke any laws. the fine stems if a june recall of lexus suvs because the drivers side floor mats can trap the gas medal. it is the fourth fine against toyota in the past two years for similar infractions. >>> hasbro will start marketing a gender neutral version of its popular easy bake oven and use boys in the
scott is a conservative elected to congress two years ago on the wave of the tea party movement. when he is sworn in next month, scott will be the only african-american in the senate. >>> a federal judge has refused to ban u.s. sales of three samsung smart phones even though a jury decided in august that the models made illegal use of some apple technology. that jury did order samsung to pay apple more than a billion dollars. however, the judge said monday that apple's demands to ban...
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. >> and add to that the backdrop, of course, a presidential election just eight days away. president obama, governor romney forced to cancel some events and reschedule others. we just got word that the president has cancelled a planned event in florida this morning in order to get back to washington. they were worried air force one may not be able to land in deteriorating conditions. >> we've got correspondents all up and down the east coast. let's start with al roker in point pleasant beach, new jersey. al, what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, i can tell you, matt, that these dunes that i'm on were built for a storm in 1992 that had washed into the town and caused massive damage. these dunes are in damage of breaching. high tide is starting to come up over the dunes. this is a massive storm, as you mentioned, and it will get more intense. it's now over the gulf stream that's running parallel to the east coast. that is extremely warm water. we've seen pressure drops. the pressure is now down to 941 millibars, and it may strengthen even more. we expect more strengthening
. >> and add to that the backdrop, of course, a presidential election just eight days away. president obama, governor romney forced to cancel some events and reschedule others. we just got word that the president has cancelled a planned event in florida this morning in order to get back to washington. they were worried air force one may not be able to land in deteriorating conditions. >> we've got correspondents all up and down the east coast. let's start with al roker in point...
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with his re-election campaign underway, the president's speech will focus on the economy. he'll also touch on manufacturing, clean energy, education, and american values. as one of her final acts as a member of congress, gabrielle giffords and her husband mark kelly will watch the speech from the first lady's box. indiana governor mitch daniels will deliver the gop response. and herman cain will deliver the tea party's response. don't forget, you can watch the address tonight right here on nbc 4. it begins at 9:00. >>> all the roads near the capitol will be closed off during the state of the union address. parts of constitution avenue, independence avenue, and pennsylvania avenue among others will close down at 7:00 tonight. police expect the roads to be open shortly after the speech is completed. >>> today, d.c. police chief lanier will testify before a house subcommittee about the occupy d.c. encampment in mcpherson square. republican congressman darrell issa who chairs the committee is holding the hearing. in the past he's said he wants the protesters removed from feder
with his re-election campaign underway, the president's speech will focus on the economy. he'll also touch on manufacturing, clean energy, education, and american values. as one of her final acts as a member of congress, gabrielle giffords and her husband mark kelly will watch the speech from the first lady's box. indiana governor mitch daniels will deliver the gop response. and herman cain will deliver the tea party's response. don't forget, you can watch the address tonight right here on nbc...
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the organizers are hoping for a rally on the mall on november 3rd the saturday before the election. it's the -- in the first presidential debate romney said he would cut funding to pbs even though he loves big bird. that sparked an outpouring of support in favor of big bird. the men hope to have skits and musical performances featuring muppets during the rally. it will be a rocking good time in ohio next week as the boss will meet up with a former boss. former president bill clinton will join legendary rocker bruce springsteen at a campaign event in the buckeye state. president clinton will once again push for president obama's economic plans to help the middle class. >>> this morning denver police are trying to figure out who fired shots at a barack obama campaign office. last night a bullet shattered a window at the president's campaign office with workers inside. fortunately, no one was hurt. the shooter may have been someone in a passing vehicle. investigators are now screening surveillance video for clues. >>> congressman jesse jackson jr. is under federal investigation for pos
the organizers are hoping for a rally on the mall on november 3rd the saturday before the election. it's the -- in the first presidential debate romney said he would cut funding to pbs even though he loves big bird. that sparked an outpouring of support in favor of big bird. the men hope to have skits and musical performances featuring muppets during the rally. it will be a rocking good time in ohio next week as the boss will meet up with a former boss. former president bill clinton will join...
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i'm eun yang. >>> it sounds like a promise straight out of a student council election. no more homework for students. but that's exactly what new french president is promising as part of the reform for the country's education system. he says school work should be done at school not at home. he worries students who don't have a good support system at home will be left behind. it is not all good news for students. he also wants to extend the school day by half a day. >>> a hole in one is always a big deal on the golf course but especially when it comes courtesy of an 11-year-old. kai brown alexander of oregon was hitting the links like he usually does and on the par 3 number 6 hole sunk his shot from more than 140 yards away. >> it kind of hooks. it kind of draws. and then it lands on the green and goes right into the cup. i'm thinking oh, my gosh. i don't believe it. i thought my eyes were like playing tricks on me. then my mom screams, you you hit a hole in one! >> mom was more excited than him. course officials estimate there is a hole in one about every -- about once
i'm eun yang. >>> it sounds like a promise straight out of a student council election. no more homework for students. but that's exactly what new french president is promising as part of the reform for the country's education system. he says school work should be done at school not at home. he worries students who don't have a good support system at home will be left behind. it is not all good news for students. he also wants to extend the school day by half a day. >>> a hole...
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>> all elections come down to yes or no. you like the way things are going you vote for the incumbent. you don't like the way things are going, you vote for the challenger. bad news is good for romney, good news is good for the president. it's as simple as that. >> chris matthews, thanks. catch the documentary, barack obama, making history. tonight 10:00 eastern on msnbc. again, savannah, we'll be live in charlotte beginning tomorrow on "today." >>> still ahead the pros and cons of new plus size clothing lines in girls as young as 3 years old but first these messages. can change everything. one try can relieve your nightly congestion without the blowing the stacking the steaming. that's the transformative power of one ingenious little breathe right. try one free at breatheright.com and open your nose instantly. feel the power of air sleep like you mean it and rise to mornings alive with activity. breathe better, sleep better. one free try is all it takes. it's your right to breathe right! one free try is all it takes. there
>> all elections come down to yes or no. you like the way things are going you vote for the incumbent. you don't like the way things are going, you vote for the challenger. bad news is good for romney, good news is good for the president. it's as simple as that. >> chris matthews, thanks. catch the documentary, barack obama, making history. tonight 10:00 eastern on msnbc. again, savannah, we'll be live in charlotte beginning tomorrow on "today." >>> still ahead...